I know that it is supposed to be either a "joke" or just fuel for another conservative circle-jerk. I am merely pointing out that one can write such things without having to do so in such a way as to demonstrate failure to grasp fairly simple math concepts.

A statistician passes the airport security check, they discover a bomb in his bag. He explains. "Statistics shows that the probability of a bomb being on an airplane is 1/1000. However, the chance that there are two bombs at one plane is 1/1000000. So, I am much safer...

while as a pursuit is despicable, can manifest sometimes in pretty darn funny ways. I've received a couple of mailings in the recent past trying to con me into buying an extended warranty plan for my car and installation of some attic vents for my house, and they're just so precious I can't throw them out with the rest of the junk mail.

Oh you should definitely read one of those. Not as intricate as the two pieces of work I mentioned receiving, and I don't get them anymore even though I'm unfortunately still registered R, but they're beautiful, multi-colored print examples of what must be the old "simple contribution solication disguised as an extensive survey" scheme.

Considering your worship of Reagan and tea party clowns, I'm certain that the lesson from this, that these people are about the money, and ideology is for the fools who fall for the scam, will go unlearned. Carry on, my dear friend. Of course, we won't mind if you "secede", if you get my drift:-)

It's charities too, unfortunately. An uncle died a couple of years ago and my aunt suggested simple $25 dollar donations to the Mayo Clinic in his name. I'd never contributed to them before, it was clearly a one-time thing paying respects to a passing person, and they must've spent that several times over hounding me with mailings of all sorts of sizes and thicknesses. I guess the postage is free (for them; not us who subsidize it) but still to print and package all that stuff up has to add up.

If you object to the LA Times story because you believe the Tribune Co is a tool of the Leftists, I can offer substantially the same story from the Wall Street Journal or something more to your liking. I believe even The Blaze covered it, if that's what it takes to make you believe.

Just playing along, like you guys, looking how easy it is to fish you in.

See, you are a Democrat.

:-) In your mind. Such is the power of prejudicial thinking.

Which site are you from, DailyKOS or DemocraticUnderground?

Heh, reading those rags can convert anybody into a republican. But since they are the same, working for the same people, republican/democrat really doesn't make any difference, does it? You people like to play your kindergarten ideological charades, and they are exploiting you for every penny.

Man, I am so impressed with your wild imagination and how your mind is set in stone. Can you show me the "slip"? And explain to me your amazing powers of deduction, if you please. Hell, I bet you know where that missing airliner is. I bet you're one of them psychics they use to find missing children. You must have a big box of words lying around. You keep on putting them into other peoples' mouths. Doesn't bother me, I suppose. I keep coming back for more. I can always count on you for a laugh or two.